Stove-hood



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D. T. BENNETT. sTovE'HooD.

4o. 585,175. Patented June-29,1897.

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D. T. BENNETT.

` STOVE HOOD.

No. 585,175. Patented June 29,1897.

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Nirnn STATES PATENT` rrion.

STOVE- HOOD.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 585,175, dated June 29,1897.

Application tiled April ll, 1896.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID T. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trenton, inY the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stove-Hoods; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. My invention relates to stove-hoodsor apparatus for conveying odors from cooking utensils to a chimney oruptake, so as to prevent the dissemination of such odors through thekitchen and other apartments of a house, and its novelty and-advantageswill be fully understood from the following description and claims whentaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a view, partly in elevation and y partly in section, illustrating aportion of a stove, a cooking utensil thereon, a portion of thesmoke-pipe, and the device for conveying the odors from the utensil tothe smoke-pipe. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation illustrating a portion ofthe smoke-pipe and a portion of the device for conveying odors thereto.Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line:t a: of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of a portion of thesmokepipe with the loose collar removed and the collar-flange whichsupports the same partly broken away. Fig. 5 is a detail section,partlyin elevation, illustrating the connection of the extensible pipe to themain pipe of the device. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is atransverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line fy y of Fig.6. Fig. 8 is an enlarged diametrical section illustrating the extensiblepipe of the device connected with autensil-cover. Fig. 9 is ahori-Zontal section taken inthe plane indicated by Figs. l0 and ll are detailplan views illustrating the movable collar removed trom the smoke-pipeand forms of couplings for connecting a plurality of odor-conveyingpipes to said collar.

Referring by letter to Vsaid drawings, and more particularly to Figs. lto 8 thereof, A indicates a portion of an ordinary stove.

B indicates an ordinary cooking utensil.

C indicates a smoke-pipe which is con- Serial No. 587,101. (No model.)

nected in the usual manner with the stove and with a chimney or uptake,(not illustrated,) and D indicates the utensil-cover which forms part ofmy improvements. This cover D, as better shown in Fig. 8, is providedwith an upwardly-extending tube a, which has one or more apertures b atan intermediate point of its length for a purpose presently described,and surrounding said tube d and connected thereto immediately belowr theapertures b is a funnel-shaped receptacle c. This receptacle c isdesigned to receive the water of condensation which is formed upon andpasses down the pipes F l, and the apertures b are designed to permitsuch water of condensation to pass back into the utensil B.

Immediately above the top of the receptacle c the tube a is slotted, asindicated by d, for the entry of the slide-valve e, which is arranged ina suitable guide f on the receptacle o and is vprovided with a handle g,whereby it may be conveniently moved through the slot d to close thepipe a, or in the opposite direction to open said pipe and permit theodors arising from the cooking to pass up the tube. This valve e isdesigned tol be closed when the cooking is first started, so as toretain the heat in the cooking utensil. When the cooking is wellstarted, the valve is opened to permit free passage of the odors up thetube A.

The smoke-pipe C is provided at an intermediate point of its length withthe openings h, which are of theA proportional length and Widthillustrated in Figs. l, 3, and 4 and are separated by the narrow stripof sheet metal i, and above and below said openings said pipe C isprovided with the fiXedly-connected collar-flangesj, which serve to holdthe movable collar E, which is interposed between them, as illustrated,and is designed to turn upon the pipe C for a purpose presentlydescribed. This collar E is provided with a nipple k for the connectionof the pipe F, and at an opposite point it is provided with a weight G,which is designed and adapted to counterbalance the weight of the pipeF, so as to enable the collar E to be freely turned on the smoke-pipe Cto carry the pipe F and the devices connected therewith to the desiredpoint above the stove.

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II indicates a coupling which is arranged upon the extensible pipe I andis designed to receive the lower end of the pipe F and be connectedthereto in any suitable manner, although it is preferably provided witha hook Z to engage a lug my on the pipe F, as shown. rIhis coupling Hisdesigned to connect the extensible pipe I to the pipe F, and it isprovided at its lower end with a guide In (see F'gs. (5 and 7) toreceive the rib p of said pipe I, so as to enable the pipe to slidefreely through it and yet prevent turning of the pipe.

The pipe I, as stated, is designed to slide freely in the coupling IIand the pipe F, so that the device may be suited to cooking utensils ol'various heights, and in order to frictionally hold the said pipe I inthe positions to which it is adjusted I have provided it with one ormore springs J, which are connected at their lower ends to the pipe I,and are bent, as shown, so as to enable them to exert a pressure againstthe inside of pipe F, and thereby hold the pipe I in the positions towhich it is adjusted. The said springs J will prevent the pipe I frombeing drawn entirely through the coupling II; but in order to eiectuallyprevent this, as well as to enable the pipe I to move steadily in thepipe F, I prefer to provide said pipe I with a flange Il at its upperend, as illustrated. It will be obvious from this that it is necessaryto place the coupling II on the pipe I before the formation of the angeL and the connection of Ithe springs .I at the upper end, or before thelower end of the said pipe is flared outwardly, as presently described.

The pipe I has its lower end flared out wardly, as indicated by M, andprovided at opposite points with hooks N to engage lugs I on thereceptacle c, so as to connect said receptacle and the cover D to thepipe I; but I desire'it understood that said connection may be effectedin any other manner suitable to the purposes of my invention.

In using my improvements it is simply necessary for the cool; to graspthe pipe I and by turning the collar E on the pipe C to move the deviceuntil the cover D rests above the utensil B in which the cooking is tobe done. The coverD is then lowered by drawing the pipe I down until itlits tightly over said utensil, when the odors arising from the cooliingwill pass up through the pipes I and F into the smoke-pipe C, and thenceinto the chimney or uptake and will thereby be ef- Afectually preventedfrom escaping into the kitchen and being disseminated through the sameand the other apartments of the house.

The device, as will be readily observed, is very simple, and it maybeeasily adjusted to suit pots or utensils of various heights and may alsobe readily accommodated to utensils or pots situated at various pointson a stove-top.

In Fig. ll I have illustrated a coupling R for connecting two pipes, asF, with the collar C, and in Fig. IO I have shown a silnilar device R'for connecting three pipes, as F, with the collar C. IVith these devicesand a plurality of pipes F, having appurtenances, as described, it willbe seen thata connection may be effected between a plurality of utensilson a stove-top and the chimney, so as to carry oft the odors arisingfrom the cooking in said utensils.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byIretters Patent, 1s-

l. The combination with a stove and a smoke-pipe connected therewith, apipe F, connected with the smoke-pipe, the coupling detachably connectedto the lower end of said pipe F, and having the groove-guide n, at itslower end, and a pipe I, extending through the coupling and into thepipe F, and having the longitudinal rib p, arranged in the guide n, ofthe coupling and also having the springs J, connected at their lowerends to the pipe and bent outwardly so as to exert a pressure aga-instthe inside of the pipe F; the said pipes F, I, being adapted to conveyodors from a utensil on the stove to the smoke-pipe, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination. with a stove and a smoke-pipe connected therewithand having an opening at an intermediate point of its length; of acollar mounted on the pipe and surrounding and adapted to be movedaround the same and having a nipple communicating with the opening inthe smoke-pipe, a coupling connected to said nipple and having aplurality of branches, pipes connected with said branches and adapted toconvey odors from a utensil on the stove to the smoke-pipe, anda weightarranged on the collar at a point opposite to the coupling and adaptedto counter-balance the weight of said coupling and the pipes connectedthereto, substantially as specified.

The combination with a stove and a smoke-pipe connected therewith andhaving an opening at an intermediate point of its length; of a collarmounted on the pipe and surrounding and adapted to be moved around thesame, a pipe connected to the collar and communicating with the openingin the smokepipe and adapted to convey odors from a utensil on thestove to the smoke-pipe, and a weight arranged on the collar opposite tothe pipe and adapted to counterbalance the weight of said pipe,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1t. rlhe combination with a stove and a smoke-pipe connected therewith,a pipe connected with the smoke-pipe, a coupling connected to the lowerend of said pipe and having a guide, and a second pipe extending throughthe coupling and into the first-n amed pipe and having a rib arranged inthe guide of the coupling and also having springs exerting pressureagainst the inside of the firstnamed pipe; the said pipes being adaptedto convey odors from a utensil on the stove to IOC;

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the smoke-pipe, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The .combination with a stove, a. utensil placed thereon, asmoke-pipe connected with the stove, a pipe connected and communicatingwith the smoke-pipe, and the cover for the utensil connected with thesecond-named pipe and having the tube extending into said pipe andprovided With apertures b, and also provided with a, slot d, thereceptacle surrounding the tube and connected thereto below theapertures Z9, and the valve arranged in a, guide on said receptacle andadapted to be inserted through the slot CZ, and close the tube,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID T. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH G. BENNETT, EDWARD W. LEE.

